(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
every person; each one; everybody
low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)
show one's real ability; illustration of the distinctive character of (something)
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
expressing one's mind; speaking out
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
sincere; earnest; serious
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
180 degrees; complete change
to differ; to vary; to disagree
submitting to (a demand, one's fate, etc.); putting up with; resigning oneself to; accepting (without complaint)